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8th Grade Year Research Paper

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Growing up I did not have the luxury of having all the nice clothing or games that the other kids my age had. Whenever I walked to school I was always alone. If I could recall of a time where I felt completely alone it would be when I was in the six grade and I was sitting in class and I heard the following “hahaha, he wears hand me downs, you are so poor”, I ran out the classroom and ran directly to the bathroom, where I cried for a long time. I would never forget that day because as I sat in the bathroom I do not remember of one person who came and asked me if I was alright or if I needed help. I did not feel like I belonged so the summer before my 7th grade, I told my mom of a school that was for low income families. I ran to the computer and showed my mom the school website …show more content…

It took a couple months before I heard back from the school, I began to think that I did not get accepted. School felt pointless I constantly skipped school, later I started to hang out with the wrong crowd. it was not long before until my mom started to get worried about me, it got to the point where she had to call the cops because I did not show up at home on time. A couple months into my eighth grade year my life changed for the better, I received a big envelope in the mail from Milton Hershey school and inside the envelope there was a letter that said I have been accepted to Milton Hershey school. My enrollment day was Jan 28, 2013, I was so excited when I arrived I was welcomed with open arms. My first day here I already felt like I had a second family. What I did not know was that my sisters and my mom would not be able to stay with me. I did not pay much attention to it, but as the months went by I began to feel homesick up until my junior year. The summer before my junior year I made the decision to leave Milton Hershey school and I found myself back in a neighborhood where I would not be up to any

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